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BOX. NO. 571,747. Patented Nov. 24, 1896.

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GEORGE E. CliOlV, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,747, dated November24, 1896.

Application filed February 17, 1896. Serial No. 579,583. (No model.)

'[o (i-ZZ whom ft may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. CLOW, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvenients in Boxes,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in boxes; and it consistsin certain novel features of construction which will be fully describedin this specification and particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

The invention illustrated in the drawings presented hercwith, of which-Figure l is a perspective view of the box in a closed position. Fig. 2is a perspective with the il rawcr partly withdrawn. Fig. 8 isahorizontal vertical section in line 3 3 of Fig. -i. Fig. i is a centralvertical section through the box, and Fig. 5 is a vertical cross-sectionin line o 5 of Fig. i.

In the views, A represent-s the casing of the box, coniposed of fivesides and open at one end, through which the drawer l is inserted. Thecasingis preferably made up of two pieces of metal, the sides a., enda', and lower portion a? beingstamped up of one piece of metal. The topA' is bent downward near its side edges and end to form the portions (L3di a* and iittcd inside of the sides (t and end a'. The edges of theseside pieces are bent over the top, as seen in Figs. l and 5 at (L5,which secures the two portions AA' together. The ends of the side piecesc are cianiped about the ends of the side pieces a* di, as seen at (LG,Fig. 3, to prevent the portion A' from being withdrawn from the portionA.

The drawer is made of a sheet of metal and. has its edges bent npward toform lthe sides h and end pieces li' @2. The end piece 112 is prcfcrablybent back npon itseif, as seen in Fig 2, to form a smooth finish, andthe bottom preferably corrugated at 113, upon which to strike matches,if the box is int-ended for a match-box.

The drawer B is somewhat shorter than the casing A, and to the end pieceh' is secured a spring C, the free end of which extends backward anddownward against the bottom edge di. (See Fig. -l-.) The upper portionA' is sta-mped downward at Ag to form a catch or stop which prer'ontsthe drawer from being withdrawn, except ai' certain times. The end pieceb' of the same is somewhat narrower than the end piece 232, and theupper edges of the side pieces slant from one to the other. The spring Oholds the drawer up against the top of the casing, so that the end pieceb' is in engagement with the catch Az. I have shown the sides of thedrawer stamped out at bi, which strike against the inturned edges on ofthe casing and prevent the drawer from accidentally dropping out of thesame. It may, however, be entirely withdrawn therefrom by pulling itsufficicntly to spring the sides a. slightly apart.

wWhen it is desired to unlock the drawcr, the bottom of the casing isstruck against something, causing the drawer to drop down below thecatch Ag, and the spring O immediately throws the drawer ontward untilthe sides b4 strike against the inturned edges of.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination with a suitable casing, of a drawer sliding therein, thesides of which are narrower at the inner end, acatch in the casing, anda spring adapted to hold said drawer in engagement with the catch,except when the box is j arred, when said drawer will fall below thecatch, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with the portionA, having the upturned sides, a, and end piece, a', of the upperportion, A', having the downturned sides, (L2, (L3, the sides (t, andend a', being bent over the portion A', and the drawer, B, slidingtherein and provided with a suitable looking device; substantially asdescribed.

The combination with a suitable casing open at one end, of a drawersliding therein, a catch in said casing, a spring adapted to hold therear end of the drawer in engagement with said catch and adapted tothrowsaid drawer outward when released from the catch, the inturnededges, (L6, and stops hi, adapted to strike said inturned edges andprevent theV drawer from being wholly withdrawn; substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand this 10th day ofFebruary, A. D. 1896.

GEORGE E. CLOVV. \Vitn esscs:

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